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The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it will begin to impose value-added tax (VAT) on online transactions, both domestic and international, with effective from January 2020. Babatunde Fowler, FIRS executive chairman, made this known on Monday at the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) technical workshop that held in Abuja. Fowler said a lot of […]

There is no respite for the 63 Nigerians on the United States (U.S.) watch list. Seventy seven Nigerians were among 80 suspects named by the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California Mr Nick Hanna on August 22 for conniving with others to dupe unsuspecting victims. The Federal Government on Monday pledged to support the […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday raised the alarm that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government was desperately plotting to frame former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop him from criticising Buhari’s administration. Atiku, in a statement by his media office, also alleged that the Economic and […]

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr says he feels loved by Nigerians, a major reason he’s attached to the country and the national team. But the German, who holds a French passport, admits that there’s a section of Nigerians from whom he “doesn’t feel this love.” The German led the Eagles to a third-place finish at last […]

The police in Enugu confirmed yesterday said a schoolgirl reported by her father as kidnapped in Enugu on Thursday has been found with her boyfriend in Owerri, Imo State. According to police spokesperson, Ebere Amaraizu, Kosisochukwu Anioma, 14, said she faked her kidnap so she could travel to meet her school boyfriend. Miss Kosisochukwu, who is […]

Violent crimes continued to make the headlines in Nigeria last week with at least 14 persons killed and no fewer than eight others kidnapped in the reported cases. The cases in this report were confirmed by security agencies, government officials or victims’ relations. Top of the news was the incident on Thursday when Boko Haram […]

Adebayo Shittu, the immediate-past Minister of Communication, said that he was shocked when his name was not included in President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list. Mr Shittu, who made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said although he did not expect that he would not be reappointed, as […]

The Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, and several other lawmakers risk losing their seats following a recent ruling by an Ondo State Election Petitions Tribunal, Sunday Punch has learnt. The tribunal on July 31, 2019, sacked Mr Ikengboju Gboluga, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party representing […]

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, has ordered IPOB members to attack Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari in Japan. President Buhari will be travelling to Japan on Sunday to attend Tokyo International Conference on African Development, in the City of Yokohama from August 28 to 30. Daring Buhari on Friday, Kanu […]

Galactica Star, a super yacht belonging to oil magnate, Kola Aluko, fingered in multi-billion dollar petrol import and crude export deals has been sold. The yacht, valued at $50 million, was sold after the Nigerian government and U.S. Department of Justice secured a court order to forfeit the property. Mrs Alison-Madueke, Mr Aluko and another […]